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			2009 Iowa Head Start needs assessment Iowa Head Start-State Collaboration Office, November 01, 2009 Des Moines, IA: Iowa Head Start-State Collaboration Office. A survey of the collaboration and professional development activities of Iowa Head Start grantees	Reports & Papers
			4-H Science Initiative: Youth Engagement, Attitudes, and Knowledge study Mielke, Monica, April, 2012 Chevy Chase, MD: National 4-H Council. An evaluation of 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, engineering, and technology program offerings, that examines: 4-H Science program characteristics and activities; the science-related attitudes, activities, and skills of participants; and the relationship of participant characteristics to their science-related attitudes, activities, and skills, based on survey responses from 182 4-H Science educators and from 486 children attending 4-H Science programs	Reports & Papers
			The 4-H study of positive youth development: Report of the findings from the first four waves of data collection: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 Lerner, Richard M., 2008 Medford, MA: Tufts University, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development. A longitudinal investigation of the theory of Positive Youth Development (PYD) and its promotion of the "Five Cs"--competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection--in youth, based on data on 3,342 students from 33 states assessed from grades five through eight	Reports & Papers
			Afterschool in Iowa: A summary of survey findings about the benefits, issues, and demand in Iowa State Public Policy Group (Iowa), January 2009 Des Moines: Iowa, Department of Education. An exploration of the availability and quality of before and after school programs in Iowa, based on a survey of 261 school leaders and 363 parents	Reports & Papers
			All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten Schumacher, Rachel, 2005 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states conducted by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), which examined the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community based child care providers as part of the states' prekindergarten programs	Reports & Papers
			All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten Schumacher, Rachel, 2005 Paper presented at the the Brookings Institution-University of North Carolina conference on Creating a national plan for the education of 4-year-olds, Washington, DC. A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states that examines the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community-based child care providers in states' prekindergarten programs	Reports & Papers
			America After 3PM Afterschool Alliance, October 2009 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households	Reports & Papers
			America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand Afterschool Alliance, May 2010 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A study of the summer child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students during the summer of 2008, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households	Reports & Papers
			Bringing transmedia to expanded learning settings: Emerging practices Agrawal, Nina, February, 2013 New York: Collaborative for Building After-School Systems. An examination of efforts by 11 public television stations to incorporate transmedia storytelling, which links interactive games, television series, and websites to established children's educational characters, into out-of-school time programs serving young children, based on site visits, progress reports, and interviews with television station staff	Reports & Papers
			Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families Schumacher, Rachel, April 2008 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators	Reports & Papers
			Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001 Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. An interim report of the random assignment, impact evaluation of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, analyzing child and family outcomes through the first two years of children's lives.	Reports & Papers
			Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families: Volume I. Technical report United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001 Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. An evaluation of the effectiveness of Early Head Start programs in improving children's outcomes, based on a national assessment of 3,000 children at 17 sites	Reports & Papers
			Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care Mezey, Jennifer, 2003 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs	Reports & Papers
			A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 31, 2010 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care	Reports & Papers
			Cross referrals between programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities: Perceptions of Part C and Early Head Start Providers Summers, Jean Ann, October/December 2008 Infants and Young Children, 21(4), 324-333 A qualitative study of the views of Part C and Head Start administrators and healthcare providers about the complimentary roles of the programs, the collaboration between programs, and the identification and cross-referral of low income children with disabilities eligible for both programs, based on interviews with staff in 6 communities with both programs in 5 states	Reports & Papers
			A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. II. Technical report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Descriptive findings from a study of the Head Start Health Component, using child health records and standard data from the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR), plus observations and interviews with parents and staff, collected during the Spring of 1994 from a sample of 80 Head Start centers	Reports & Papers
			A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. I. Summary report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. A description of the ways in which the Health Component of the Head Start program address the medical, nutritional, and mental health needs of program participants	Reports & Papers
			Early effects of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program Minkovitz, Cynthia Schaffer, 2001 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 155(4), 470-479 An evaluation of the implementation and effects of The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program for children aged 2 to 4, focusing on services received, satisfaction with services, and parent practices	Reports & Papers
			The Early Head Start Father Studies: Design, data collection, and summary of father presence in the lives of infants and toddlers Boller, Kimberley, 2006 Parenting: Science and Practice, 6(2-3), 117-143 An overview of the Early Head Start Father Studies, describing the study methodology, response rates, father demographics, and father child relationship	Reports & Papers
			Effects of a measurement and planning system on kindergartners' cognitive development and educational programming Bergan, John Richard, 1991 American Educational Research Journal, 28(3), 683-714 A study of the impact of a measurement and planning system, which provided to teachers assessment information and learning activities, on 838 kindergarten children�s basic skill acquisition in math, reading, and science, and additionally on their cognitive development, school promotion, and referral to special education	Reports & Papers
			The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report Paulsell, Diane, 2006 Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs	Reports & Papers
			Evaluation of the 4-H Science Initiative: Year 2 implementation study LaFleur, Jennifer Johnson, November, 2010 Chevy Chase, MD: National 4-H Council. An evaluation of 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, technology, engineering, and applied math program offerings, that examines state-level implementation of 4-H Science and characteristics of successful 4-H Science programs, based on interviews with state and county 4-H leaders	Reports & Papers
			An evidence based approach to estimating the national and state-by-state costs of an integrated prek-3rd education program Picus, Larry, January, 2009 North Hollywood, CA: Lawrence O. Picus and Associates. A study of the national and state costs of providing universal, high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education, derived from an evidence-based model for identifying the components and estimating the costs of high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education in a prototypical elementary school	Reports & Papers
			An examination of child care subsidies and their impact on families with infants and toddlers Brookes, Sheila J., 2002 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri--Columbia A qualitative investigation of the influence of child care subsidy policy on the lives of low-income parents and families, based on interviews with parents receiving Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), Early Head Start and Head Start professionals, administrators, and social service professionals	Reports & Papers
			Expanding access to Early Head Start: State initiatives for infants & toddlers at risk Colvard, Jamie, September, 2012 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on interviews with Head Start-state collaboration administrators in 23 states	Reports & Papers

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